Various Artists: Ethiopian Jazz & Soul Revival Series — ‘Ethiopiques’

Description

A selection of powerful pieces from the historical Amha Records catalogue : Ayaléw Mèsfin, Gétatchèw Kassa and Sèyfou Yohannes, and other artists as yet unreleased or hardly known in the West. Bonus tracks: two pieces by the young Mulatu Astatqé, recorded in the early 60s and two pieces by The Ashantis, a Kenyan band based in Addis Abeba, which was very influent in the early 70s.’

Tracklist:

1. MŠtech‚ DŠrsh‚ [When Am I Going to Reach There?] – SŠyfu YohannŠ
2. Ham‚tŠgnaw – AlŠm-Girma Band/Seyoum GŠbrŠyŠs
3. LŠn‚ Antchi Bitcha NŠsh [You Are the Only One for Me] – Ayalew M
4. MenŠw BŠgŠrŠbegn [I Could Have Done Without It] – Ayalew Mesfin
5. BŠy LesŠnabŠtesh – G‚tatchŠw Kassa/Soul Ekos Band/G‚tachŠw Kassa
6. En‚ YŠwŠdŠdkwat – Venus Band/Tamrat Molla
7. SŠw Endayhon YŠllŠm – Exception Five Band/WubshŠt Fisseha
8. TerŠdjew NŠbŠr – Ayalew Mesfin
9. Qondjo Ledj Nat – Ayalew Mesfin
10. Ber Anbar SŠbŠrŠlewo [He Consummated the Marriage] – Venus Band/
11. LŠbŠn‚ Sheweshew [My Panicked Heart] – Samuel Belay
12. YagŠr‚ DjŠgna – AlŠm-Girma Band/Seyoum GŠbrŠyŠs
13. YŠkŠrmo SŠw [A Man of Experience and Wisdom] – SŠyfu YohannŠs/Se
14. Mariy‚ MarwŠlŠla – Exception Five Band/WubshŠt Fisseha
15. TchŠrŠqa [O Moon] – Menelik WŠsnatchŠw/Ayalew Mesfin
16. H‚dŠtch Gara Zura – Mulatu Astatke/Frank Holder/Niaaza Alsherif/
17. Assiyo B‚ll‚ma – Mulatu Astatke – (featuring Frank Holder/Niaaza
18. NŠfsh NŠsh – Mulatu Astatke/The Ashantis – (featuring Frank Hold
19. Come on and Do It – The Ashantis
20. I Wanna Do My Thing – The Ashantis

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